LIsa Black
Cape Coral, FL
Female, 49
I spent the five happiest years of my life in a morgue. As a forensic scientist in the Cleveland coroner’s office I analyzed gunshot residue on hands and clothing, hairs, fibers, paint, glass, DNA, blood and many other forms of trace evidence, as well as crime scenes. Now I'm a certified latent print examiner and CSI for a police department in Florida. I also write a series of forensic suspense novels, turning the day job into fiction. My books have been translated into six languages.
Not as far as I know. I think that would be too difficult because even if you could assess staleness, you wouldn't know how fast the person smokes a pack, therefore how long the pack had been open, how it had been stored, etc.
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I'm sure that depends on what material the pants were made of.
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Go to a college that offers a degree in forensic science. Each college or university should have a website where they list the degrees they provide.
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I like doing both, because being in the lab all the time can get tedious, but being at crime scenes all the time can get exhausting.
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I'm sorry but I don't know. A DNA testing company can probably help you. Best of luck!
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Barring any bizarre circumstances i would think they have only been dead for a short time. But that's really a pathologist's question.Hope that helps!
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It almost certainly would not be a deal-breaker. Just tell them the truth.
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